Children's health
11 Jun 2013
Oral vaccine against diarrhoea developed
Entertoxigenic Escherichia col (ETEC) bacteria are the primary cause of diarrohea in children living in low and middle income countries result in 400million diarrheal episodes and approximately 300,000 deaths among children per year. ETEC is also the leading cause of illness among inrernational travelers to developing countries. Among the 65…
Children's health
07 Jun 2013
Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects
New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10% of severe congenital heart disease, reveals a massive genomics study led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. The analysis of all the genes of more than 1800 individuals found hundreds of…
Children's health
31 May 2013
Improving whooping cough vaccine
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made novel discoveries concerning the current vaccine against whooping cough that may lead to the development of an improved future vaccine. The findings could help reduce the incidence of the disease which is increasing in developed countries including Ireland. The research led by Professor…
Bone
31 May 2013
Vitamin D for preemies
Preterm infants may need to be given 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day to ensure they develop strong bones, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Preemies are known to be at…
Children's health
14 May 2013
Teens with high blood pressure have less distress, better quality of life
Teenagers with high blood pressure appear to have better psychological adjustment and enjoy higher quality of life than those with normal blood pressure, suggests a study in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. “This is the first report linking elevated…
Children's health
14 May 2013
Antiretrovirals may be cardioprotective in HIV-infected teens
Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) does not appear to be associated with impaired heart function in children and adolescents in a study that sought to determine the cardiac effects of prolonged exposure to HAART on children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a report…
Children's health
29 Apr 2013
Teenage smoking behavior influenced by friends’ and parents’ smoking habits
New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC highlights opportunities for smoking intervention programs LOS ANGELES – The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published research from the University of Southern…
Children's health
29 Apr 2013
What’s motivating child’s play?
Altering parents’ and teachers’ notion of risk taking behaviour can significantly increase children’s physical activity suggests a study lead by University of Sydney researchers. The results of the Sydney Playground Project published online in the Preventive Medicine Journal show simple, low cost, additions to a playground can increase physical activity…
Blood
26 Apr 2013
Tobacco smoke harms teenage kidneys
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